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hWhiteMan 12 Aug @ 8:11am
steam chat app.. -5 star review
worst app I have ever seen.
I am forced to install another app just to chat with friends? F no! Have they seen the google play reviews for the app (I have a de-googled phone so I use apkpure)?

atrocious performance, again I get the F-ing "Invalid Credentials Supplied" when accessing the chat app.. EVEN IF I AM LOGGED IN!

What was the reason they separated the chat from the main app?
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Ben Lubar 12 Aug @ 8:22am 
Sounds like you might have downloaded a modified version of the app from that third party site.
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Draug 12 Aug @ 8:25am 
Your credentials might be compromised by a modified app disguising itself as the steam chat app, To be safe I'd run a virus scan and change your password.
Last edited by Draug; 12 Aug @ 8:26am
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hWhiteMan 12 Aug @ 8:40am 
I get over that error message by refreshing the app.. my big dissatisfaction is that I have to install another useless app just to chat with friends.. If I install a pre 2018 version of steam, will the app still work and not require me to update it?
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Ben Lubar 12 Aug @ 9:01am 
There are three Steam mobile apps I'm aware of. Authenticator, Link, and Chat. They all do completely different things.

If you don't want an app for chat, you could open your web browser to https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/chat
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Kargor 12 Aug @ 9:11am 
The invalid credentials is an old bug; just exit the app (by pushing it off-screen; no need to actually force-quit it) and start it again.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 12 Aug @ 9:14am 
I swear no one at Valve has even touched the Chat app since Tony left.

:nkCool:
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hWhiteMan 12 Aug @ 10:40am 
Originally posted by Ben Lubar:
There are three Steam mobile apps I'm aware of. Authenticator, Link, and Chat. They all do completely different things.

If you don't want an app for chat, you could open your web browser to https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/chat
from what I understood, they separated the chat from the main app for user security.. how is that going to protect me? in no way.. isn't the authenticator incorporated in the main app?

Originally posted by Kargor:
The invalid credentials is an old bug; just exit the app (by pushing it off-screen; no need to actually force-quit it) and start it again.
that is how I bypass the bug, it does not "register" my first attempt at accessing my confirmation screen or profile but once i quit and relaunch the app it suddenly works..
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